Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/279135 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 16437
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Adolescence is an important developmental period when teens begin spending less time with their parents and more time with friends and others outside their households as they transition into adulthood. Using the 2017–2021 American Time Use Surveys and the 2012, 2013, and 2021 Well-being Modules, we examine how the time teens spent alone and with parents, friends, and others changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, shedding light on how the social isolation of the pandemic disrupted this crucial development period. We also examine how time spent on various activities changed during the pandemic. Teens spent more time alone during the pandemic than before and spent more of their leisure time alone, with large increases in time spent playing computer games, on social media, and watching TV. Results suggest that socializing and communicating with others improves teens' well-being over other activities. Thus, teens' well-being was severely impacted by the pandemic.
Subjects: 
teens
adolescents
COVID-19
well-being
time use
gaming
JEL: 
J13
J22
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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